A comparison of floor surfaces for injury prevention in care settings: impact forces and horizontal pulling force required to move wheeled equipment
2020
Osteoporosis International
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 31
Pages 2383-2394
Author(s): Keenan, B. E., Hallas, K., Drahota, A. K., Evans, S. L.
Injury-inducing falls frequently occur in both care homes and hospitals. One way to prevent fall-related injuries is shock-absorbing flooring. The authors of this study note that at the time of writing, there are no established standards for what type of flooring is most effective for injury prevention.
Added July 2022
A two-pronged approach to reduce noise levels in the neonatal intensive care unit
2020
Early Human Development
Journal Article
Author(s): Casey, L., Fucile, S., Flavin, M., Dow, K.
Added August 2020
Color preference cool versus warm in nursing homes depends on the expected activity for interior spaces
2020
Frontiers of Architectural Research
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 9
Pages 739-750
Author(s): Torres, A., Serra, J., Llopis, J., Delcampo, A.
Added August 2020
Impact of over-the-door alarms: Root cause analysis review of suicide attempts and deaths on veterans health administration mental health units
2020
General Hospital Psychiatry
Journal Article
Author(s): Mills, P. D., Soncrant, C., Bender, J., Gunnar, W.
Added July 2020
SARS-CoV-2 RNA contamination of inanimate surfaces and virus viability in a health care emergency unit
2020
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 26
Pages 1094.e1-1094.e5
Author(s): Colaneri, M., Seminari, E., Novati, S., Asperges, E., Biscarini, S., Piralla, A., Percivalle, E., Cassaniti, I., Baldanti, F., Bruno, R., Mondelli, M. U., Brunetti, E., Di Matteo, A., Seminari, E., Maiocchi, L., Zuccaro, V., Novanti, S., Maserati, R., Orsolini, P., Vecchia, M.
Added May 2020
Impact of a novel antimicrobial surface coating on health care–associated infections and environmental bioburden at 2 urban hospitals
2020
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 71
Pages 1807-1813
Author(s): Ellingson, K. D., Pogreba-Brown, K., Gerba, C. P., Elliott, S. P.
Added April 2020
2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Built Environment Considerations To Reduce Transmission
2020
mSystems
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 5
Pages e00245-20
Author(s): Dietz, L., Horve, P. F., Coil, D. A., Fretz, M., Eisen, J. A., van den Wymelenberg, K.
Added April 2020
Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1
2020
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal Article
Volume (Correspondence - Online)
Pages 1-3
Author(s): van Doremalen, N., Bushmaker, T., Morris, Dylan H., Holbrook, M. G., Gamble, A., Williamson, B. N., Tamin, A., Harcourt, J. L., Thornburg, N. J., Gerber, S. I., Lloyd-Smith, J. O., de Wit, E., Munster, V. J.
Added March 2020
The effect of Copper-Oxide treated soft and hard surfaces on the incidence of Healthcare Associated Infections: A two-phase study
2020
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 105
Pages 265-271
Author(s): Marik, P. E., Shankaran, S., King, L.
Added February 2020
Magnitude matters: Art image size and waiting time impact perceived quality of care
2020
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 13
Pages 140-153
Author(s): Devlin, A. S., Anderson, A., Hession-Kunz, S., Kelly, M., Noble, L., Zou, A
Added January 2020
Specific antibacterial activity of copper alloy touch surfaces in five long-term care facilities for older adults
2020
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 104
Pages 283-292
Author(s): Colin, M., Charpentier, E., Klingelschmitt, F., Bontemps, C., De Champs, C., Reffuveille, F., Gangloff, S. C.
Added December 2019
Surface sampling within a pediatric ward—how multiple factors affect cleaning efficacy
2020
American Journal of Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 48
Pages 740-745
Author(s): Rawlinson, S., Cloutman-Green, E., Asadi, F., Ciric, L.
Added December 2019
The role of antimicrobial surfaces in hospitals to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
2020
Decontamination in Hospitals and Healthcare
Book Section
Author(s): Schmidt, M. G., Walker, J.
Added December 2019
Copper for the Prevention of Outbreaks of Health Care–Associated Infections in a Long-term Care Facility for Older Adults
2020
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 21
Pages 68-71.e1
Author(s): Zerbib, S., Vallet, L., Muggeo, A., de Champs, C., Lefebvre, A., Jolly, D., Kanagaratnam, L.
Added April 2019